Apparatus for generating gas



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I APPARATUS FOR GENERATING GAS. No. 311,493. l Patented Feb. 3, 1885.-

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IRA JAMES, OF MATTOON, ILLINOIS.

APPARATUS FOR GENERATING GAS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,493, dated February3 1885 Application filed December 10, 1883.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, IRA J AMES, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of Mattoon, county ofColes, State ot'lllinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for GeneratingGas and Means for Conveying the Same, for use in connection withgas'engines; and I do declarethc following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the ac companying drawing, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to gasengines for motive powerand the meansand apparatus for furnishing and generating gas for such purpose. Theobjects are, first, to provide simple and adequate mechanism inconnection with air and volatile oil to generate a combustible gas to beused as a motive power in connection with gas-engines; second, toprovide such means as are necessary to increase the combustible power ofthe gas generated; third, to provide in connection with any gas-enginethe means of generating the gas for its own consumption and enablinggas-engines to be used where no regular gasworks exist; fourth, toprovide a portable apparatus for generating gas as a motive power forgas-engines, which may be readily moved from place to place. I attainthese objects by the use of the followin g mechanism.

Similar letters refer to similar or corresponding parts.

The figure is a viewin elevation of my apparatus complete.

A is a gas and oil reservoir, having a side gage, N, with cocks n, andinlet-pipe and cock L, and conveying or conducting gas-pipe K, withstop-valve S, also an inductionpipe, I, entering the bottom ,andgas-outlet pipe M at the top.

B is an air-reservoir, having the inductionpipe I of the reservoir A,connecting with the pipe F, forming a goose-neck.

On the top of the air-reservoirB is a vertical vent-pipe, Gr,terminating in a pop-valve, H.

Connecting with the air-reservoir B by the pipe E, having suitable valvetherein,'is an air-pump, 0, having connected with the pis- (No model.)

til it supplies three gas-j ets of the Bunsen pattern beneath the airreceiver or reservoir B.

O is a draw-off pipe and cock. J is abody of oil.

The manner of operating my inventionis as follows: I shut the valves Sand O and I, and then open the valve in the inlet-pipe L and pour suchquantity of volatile hydrocarbon oil in the vessel A as may benecessary, care being taken not to carry it above the upper draw'cock inthe gage N. I then close the valve in pipe L, and commence pumping, bythe use of the leverhandle V, air into the airreservoir B until thepop-valve II on thepipe G indicates I have the desired pressure. I thendisconnect the lever-handle V and connect the pump C to line orengine-shaft by means of band and band-wheel T. I then open the valve Sof the connecting or conveying pipe K, which permits the gas generatedto pass on to the engine for use. Motion being given to the engine ittransmits to the band-wheel T of the pump C, thereby keeping up the flowor pressure of air into the receiver B, and from thence into the vesselA. If in its practical operation I find that my gas is not strong enoughto aiiord sufiicient combustion, Ithen open the valve P in the pipe M,and conduct gas down to three Bunsen burners, at, underneath theair-reservoir B, and ignite as many as necessary, and heat the air inits passage through the reservoir B, which in a heated state fiows intothe body of volatile oil in the gas and oil reservoir, causing the oiltherein to volatilize with greater rapidity. I carry the induction-pipeI in the form indicated to prevent the oil from flowing back into theair-reservoir B.

In addition to the above, if deemed necessary, I can tap the pipe K andlead therefrom another pipe to gas jets or burners for illuminatingpurposes,i'or use in connection with the apparatus.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

retor with the air-reservoir, and a gas-conducting pipe leading from thecarburetor, and pr0- Vided with burners located beneath the air-I'eservoir, as described, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above as my own I affiX my signature inthe presence of 20 two witnesses.

' IRA JAMES;

In presence of HARRY J AMEs, JAMES BEATTY.

